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If your MIDDLE INITIAL column includes a period you would have to adjust the len formula to 2. &nbsp;Good Luck.<br />
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The ? is a wild-card character in Excel, and may represent any single character. 
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Are you trying to show a report in Crystal?<br />
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You could conditionally suppress the row in Crystal with a formula like<br />
Len({MiddleInitialField}) &gt;&nbsp;1<br />
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mlmcc
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Turns out that the custom autofilter was really all I needed. I guess his is what happens when you stare at spreadsheets for hours on end without giving yourself a break... :-)
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How do I use a filter in Excel to only show records that have a certain number of characters? For example, I have data that contain three columns each with a heading of &quot;First&quot;, &quot;Middle Initial&quot;, or &quot;Last&quot; Some of the Middle Initial rows have last names and some of them have middle initials. I want to show only those records with a middle initial, or, one character. Thanks in advance!
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How do I use a filter in Excel to only show records that have a certain number of characters? For example, I have data that contain three columns each with a heading of "First", "Middle Initial", or "Last" Some of the Middle Initial rows have last names and some of them have middle initials. I want to show only those records with a middle initial, or, one character. Thanks in advance!

If your MIDDLE INITIAL column includes a period you would have to adjust the len formula to 2.  Good Luck.

MVB

The ? is a wild-card character in Excel, and may represent any single character. 

Are you trying to show a report in Crystal?

You could conditionally suppress the row in Crystal with a formula like
Len({MiddleInitialField}) &gt; 1

mlmcc

Turns out that the custom autofilter was really all I needed. I guess his is what happens when you stare at spreadsheets for hours on end without giving yourself a break... :-)

Filter in Excel for a certain number of characters?

How do I use a filter in Excel to only show records that have a certain number of characters? For example, I have data that contain three columns each with a heading of &quot;First&quot;, &quot;Middle Initial&quot;, or &quot;Last&quot; Some of the Middle Initial rows have last names and some of them have middle initials. I want to show only those records with a middle initial, or, one character. Thanks in advance!

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